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UNITED STATES v. RESSLER

Nos. 75-1857, 75-1875.

536 F.2d 208 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clarence Joseph RESSLER, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny Franklin JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Surbeck, Jr., Daniel A. Roby, Fort Wayne, Ind., for defendants-appellants.

John R. Wilks, U.S. Atty., Charles F. Leonard, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Wayne, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PELL and BAUER, Circuit Judges, and PERRY, Senior District Judge.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

These two appeals from convictions under 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1)1 for the receipt, possession or transport in commerce of firearms by a felon present two principal issues: the legality of a search initiated by a deceptive entry into the suspects' home and the propriety of jury instructions regarding the interstate commerce nexus required for a conviction under 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1).

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